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Quiz about Insiders Gone With the Wind  Part I
Quiz about Insiders Gone With the Wind  Part I

Insider's 'Gone With the Wind' - Part I Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by vendome. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
vendome
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,250
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
8909
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 128 (2/10), Guest 147 (7/10), Guest 5 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The character of Scarlett was originally given a different name by author Margaret Mitchell. What was it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One character in 'GWTW' went on to wide acclaim working with a great comedian. Name the actor or actress and the comedian. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Vivien Leigh had little difficulty mastering a Southern accent despite her proper British pronunciation, but there was one word she found impossible to pronounce in a Southern accent. What was the word? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One of the major characters in 'GWTW' appeared in 3 of the films made in 1939 that were nominated by the Academy for Best Picture. Name the actor or actress. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Another actress was signed to play Carreen, Scarlett's younger sister, before the role was given to Ann Rutherford. Who was the actress? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A minor, yet pivotal, character's part is incorrectly listed in the film's cast credits. Who was the actor or actress? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. An actor started work on the film, but died of uremic poisoning shortly after production began. Which character had to be re-cast? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Cliff Edwards has a miniscule part in 'GWTW' (a reminiscent soldier in the hospital scene) but went on to great things. A song that he sang won the Oscar for Best Song of 1940. Where did he go? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar as Best Suporting Actress for her portrayal of Mammie, a first for a black performer. What was she the first for doing that Oscar evening? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the following was nominated for an Oscar for 'GWTW', but did not win. Who was it, and to whom did the Oscar go? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The character of Scarlett was originally given a different name by author Margaret Mitchell. What was it?

Answer: Pansy

Pansy O'Hara just doesn't cut it. This was the opinion of the book's publisher, who asked Margaret Mitchell to change it.
2. One character in 'GWTW' went on to wide acclaim working with a great comedian. Name the actor or actress and the comedian.

Answer: Eddie Anderson and Jack Benny

Eddie Anderson played Uncle Peter, Aunt Pittypat's coachman, in 'GWTW'. He later became Jack Benny's sidekick, Rochester, on radio and TV.
3. Vivien Leigh had little difficulty mastering a Southern accent despite her proper British pronunciation, but there was one word she found impossible to pronounce in a Southern accent. What was the word?

Answer: love

Leigh could not master the Southern accent for (love), which sounds a little like (loouuuvve). The problem was solved by a tennis game. When the score was announced, Leigh asked what (love) had to do with tennis. When told that the word was really (l'oeuf) (French for egg, or zero), Leigh, fluent in French, had the problem solved. Over each (love) in her script, she wrote (l'oeuf).
4. One of the major characters in 'GWTW' appeared in 3 of the films made in 1939 that were nominated by the Academy for Best Picture. Name the actor or actress.

Answer: Thomas Mitchell

It was a good year for Mitchell. In addition to playing Gerald O'Hara, Scarlett's father in 'GWTW', he appeared in 'Stagecoach'and 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'.
5. Another actress was signed to play Carreen, Scarlett's younger sister, before the role was given to Ann Rutherford. Who was the actress?

Answer: Judy Garland

David O. Selznick thought the role of Carreen perfect for Garland. Judy had to drop out because she signed to be Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'.
6. A minor, yet pivotal, character's part is incorrectly listed in the film's cast credits. Who was the actor or actress?

Answer: George Reeves

George Reeves played one of the Tarleton twins, Stuart, and had the opening dialogue of the film. He is incorrectly listed as his brother, Brent, on the cast list.
7. An actor started work on the film, but died of uremic poisoning shortly after production began. Which character had to be re-cast?

Answer: Jonas Wilkerson, the Overseer

Robert Gleckler unfortunately died during production. All of his scenes were re-shot with his replacement, Victor Jory.
8. Cliff Edwards has a miniscule part in 'GWTW' (a reminiscent soldier in the hospital scene) but went on to great things. A song that he sang won the Oscar for Best Song of 1940. Where did he go?

Answer: signed with Walt Disney to do character voices

Edwards became the voice of Jiminy Cricket at Disney Studios and sang the award winning 'When You Wish Upon a Star'.
9. Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar as Best Suporting Actress for her portrayal of Mammie, a first for a black performer. What was she the first for doing that Oscar evening?

Answer: she was the first African-American to attend the Oscars as a guest.

Hattie McDaniel starred in a short-lived series called 'Beulah' in the early fifties.
10. One of the following was nominated for an Oscar for 'GWTW', but did not win. Who was it, and to whom did the Oscar go?

Answer: Clark Gable, Robert Donat

For some reason, the Academy presented Donat the Oscar for his role in 'Goodbye Mr. Chips', though everyone agreed that Gable did an outstanding job in bringing Rhett Butler to life. Fleming won the Best Director award. Keyes and Howard were not nominated.
Source: Author vendome

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